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Business rates for your tourist accommodation premises
Find out if you need to pay business rates serviced or self catering accommodation premises.
Signs for your tourism business
Find out if you need permission to display tourism signs or advertisements for your business.
Planning permission and building control for tourism businesses
Find out if you need planning permission for your bed and breakfast, self catering or other tourism business.
Alcohol licensing for tourism businesses
The types of tourism businesses that can apply for a licence to sell alcohol, those that cannot, and the criteria and the process of how to apply.
TV licence fees for hotels, hostels and campsites
The type of television licence you will need if you have TVs at your tourist accommodation premises hotel, hostel or campsite, the costs of the licence and the exceptions.
Renting commercial property
Key factors to consider when choosing to rent property to meet your business demands.
CCTV surveillance
Choose an appropriate closed-circuit television system to deter intruders and potentially lower insurance premiums.
Foundation degrees - benefits for your business
Foundation degrees can help to improve your employees' skills and their contribution to your business.
Foundation degrees explained for employers
A Foundation degree is a higher education qualification mainly delivered in local colleges which combines academic and work-related learning.
Health and safety responsibilities in rented business property
Who is responsible for health and safety duties for rented business premises.
Food tourism opportunities for hospitality providers
How restaurants, hotels, pubs and other hospitality providers can capitalise on food tourism opportunities.
Food tourism experiences
Guidance and support for offering food tourism experiences like tours, food trails, events and festivals.
Quality grading for tourism businesses
Tourism NI’s five star quality grading scheme for tourism businesses, and details and benefits of other tourism quality accreditations.
Taking advantage of food tourism opportunities - Broighter Gold (video)
Leona Kane, founder of Broighter Gold rapeseed oil in Limavady, describes how the business uses food tourism to market their product and promote local produce.
Absence and sickness policies: what to include
An overview of what to include in absence and sickness policies.
Benefits of an absence and sickness policy
Productivity, morale, and staff retention can be improved with clear workplace policies on absence and sickness.
Manage absence and sickness
Information and guidance for employers about managing sickness and absence in the workplace.
Food tourism opportunities
Business opportunities in Northern Ireland’s growing food tourism market for producers, hospitality providers and tourism experience providers.
Employee absence due to conflict at work
How to manage staff who are absent because of disputes or other conflicts in the workplace.
Employee absence as a capability issue
How an employee's illness can affect their ability to perform their job.